Fyre Festival. None other than supermodels like Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski promoted the festival. It happened in 2017.
Failed Fyre Festival
Netflix documentary on Fyre Festival
But when the guests landed on the island, they got the shock of their life and their dreams were shattered.
Soon pictures of soggy food, relief tents and stranded guests appeared. It was a disaster, the guests were cheated and fraudster Billy McFarland spent four years in jail. Netflix documented the entire saga that became an instant hit in 2019.
Fyre Festival II
To the shock of many people who knew about the entire incident, McFarland has decided to organize a similar festival once again Fyre Festival II.
Earlier endeavors of Billy McFarland
After dropping out of college, McFarland set up an investment company Spling, which he wrapped up quickly.
After his endeavor investment firm flopped, he co-founded Magnises in 2013 with rapper Ja Rule. It was an inspirational black card membership club offering exclusive entry to key events. Then the duo formed Fyre Media, which organized the Fyre Festival.
Fyre Festival: complete disaster
Seth Crossno who went to the Fyre Festival with the pseudonym of William Needham Finley IV called it a complete disaster.